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Underdogs emerge in quarterback battles

By John Clayton
ESPN.com

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Here's to the underdog. The surprising part of the summer of Brett Favre is how underdogs could emerge as winners of some of the quarterback battles around the league. Troy Smith, a fifth-rounder from the 2007 draft, could beat out former first-rounder Kyle Boller. Kyle Orton, the former Chicago Bears' fourth-rounder who doesn't make many turnovers, could beat out former first-rounder Rex Grossman. While it's inevitable Atlanta Falcons first-rounder Matt Ryan will start at some poi ...

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